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A Slice of Life
by Francine Brokaw
T3 Featherweight Hair Dryer and Wet-or-Dry Flat Iron
T3 is a well respected company among hair stylists. They use tourmaline technology in their products which makes an enormous difference in the appearance of your hair. And I’ve tried a lot of different hair products in my life.
The T3 Featherweight dryer is, in a word, fabulous. First of all, yes, it is very light weight. And when you’re standing in your bathroom with a brush in one hand and a hairdryer in the other, this makes a big difference. In the past I would sometimes have to put my dryer down on the counter for a moment to rest my arm while I was styling my hair. Let’s face it, if you want a powerful dryer, it’s going to be heavy. But this one is different. I was amazed at how light this 1800 watt dryer is and how powerful it is at the same time. There are two settings, one for low and one for high, plus there is a cool shot, for a quick cool down which sets your hair perfectly. For those of you who regularly style your own hair, you know what a difference a shot of cool air makes.
Besides being lightweight, this dryer has some other unique features. By using their patented tourmaline technology, it evaporates water in your hair faster than other units. At first I though this was just mumbo jumbo. A selling point thought up by the advertising department. But I can honestly attest to the fact that this definitely dries my hair faster than either of my other two hair dryers. And with their technology, my hair is less frizzy with no fly-aways, and it is shinier too. Where was this product when I was in high school? I cringe when I look at my yearbook photos. This would have made all the difference in the world.
Another product from T3 is their Wet-or-Dry Flat Iron. I’ve heard horror stories about people using wet/dry flat irons on wet hair. I was hesitant to test this unit out, but I did. The iron heats up in about ten seconds and can be set to go between 140 degrees and 410 degrees. Being I have heavy hair, I naturally set it on the highest setting.
Unlike other flat irons that are solid, there are holes, or vents, in the T3 Wet-or-Dry iron. This allows the water to evaporate while at the same time locking in moisture. It sounds far fetched, but it doesn’t damage or break your hair. The “tourmaline-infused” plates close the cuticle of the hair thereby keeping the hair healthy and undamaged – and shiny too.
This iron was intended to cut down styling time by eliminating the first step – drying your hair. Theoretically all you need to do is to unwrap your head from your towel, comb it, and use this unit to dry and style at the same time. Personally, I didn’t find that it saved me any time. It took my hair longer to dry. So, I went back to drying my hair with a blow dryer and then using the flat iron, which took less time than using the Wet-or-Dry iron alone.
I can see some great uses for this iron though. First, you do not have to make sure your hair is a hundred per cent dry before ironing it. And sometimes, even though shower caps are designed to keep the water off your head, the ends do get wet. In this case, you do not have to pull out your hair dryer to dry it before using the iron for styling. That is a bonus. It’s a good flat iron, and perhaps if you have thinner hair than I do, you could save the extra step of drying your hair before ironing it.
One thing to remember about flat irons, they do not have to simply flatten your hair. They can be used to curl hair too. This model comes in wide and narrow widths.
The T3 products are well made and do what they are supposed to do. They have four year warranties, should something go wrong.
© 2008 Francine Brokaw
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